Hatem Ben Arfa produced a late moment of magic to hand Newcastle United their first win of the season 1-0 against Fulham.

For much of this encounter it had looked like Newcastle were going to extend their scoreless run to three games until Ben Arfa popped up with a stunning left-footed curler in the 86th minute.

It was just reward for a strong last 20 minutes that saw Loic Remy make his debut for Newcastle, shortly after the wantaway Yohan Cabaye had been introduced off the bench to a mixed reception.

Newcastle named an unchanged side from the one which drew 0-0 at home to West Ham United last weekend. Cabaye was restored to the bench after refusing to play against West Ham following a rejected bid from Arsenal.

77' CISSE HITS BAR: The Newcastle number nine slams his header against the woodwork from a Ben Arfa cross.

86' GOAL - Newcastle 1-0 Fulham: Ben Arfa wins it with a moment of magic, bringing the ball down, jinking inside and curling a left-foot shot into the top corner. No chance Stockdale.

TALKING POINT: Yohan Cabaye came off the bench and put in a decent shift, suggesting his spell of mental turmoil over a proposed move to Arsenal is over. If Cabaye is still a Newcastle player on Tuesday morning it will help their top-ten aspirations immensely.